Front door project

The installation of our new front doors is tentatively scheduled for late in the week of April 16. There will be some noise associated with this work but it should only last for a couple of days. These new doors should accomplish three goals: replace the aging and broken sliding gate that currently secures the library when we are closed, cut off noise from the new lounge area outside the library and reduce the necessity to purchase another expensive security gate. Once the doors are completed we can push the old gate back into the wall for the last time!

No Smoking? Streetcar!

Cough, Cough
Now that the UA Health Network has adopted a smoke free policy, the AHSC Deans are considering doing the same for the health sciences campus. This is still in the discussion stage.

Streetcar
As previously announced, the ground breaking for the “Modern Streetcar” project will be on April 12, east of the Keating/Bio5 building. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is expected to attend. The Warren St. underpass (under Speedway) may be closed a few days ahead of this event. We can expect construction on campus along Helen St. over to Warren.

AHSL at the Tucson Festival of Books

Anyone going to the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday morning? If so, you may see familiar faces at the Arizona Health Sciences Center booth! Annabelle and Yamila will be staffing the booth on Saturday morning and focusing on bones, featuring MedlinePlus, Kid’s Health, and BAM.gov (from the CDC), and involving folks in creating their own member of the Skeletoni family.

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SiestaLife
The SiestaLife team has been busy last night and today getting the purple room transformed into their business pilot project. This has given us the chance to see the room “opened-up” without all of the study carrels, etc. We are starting to consider installing study tables in this area in place of carrels. In addition, the room now has locks on the doors, which may give us some flexibility in future use.